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It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

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Glanced at Poland's Ministry of Science & Higher Education objectives today. Among them: "intensifying research publication output" & "intensifying international scientific collaboration." Looking outside—>35°C in Białowieża Forest—I find myself thinking: Show me #SlowScience! #drawdown

“Here’s a radical thought: what if migration is only a problem to those who want it to be? What if we started seeing the mass movement of people less as an existential threat and more as a simple inevitability of human existence?”

Ceuta was a carnival of anti-migrant content for hateful opportunists on the right – and a lesson for the left | Jonathan Liew

It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Climate breakdown and legacies of war intersect: Wildfires and record low river levels expose WWII unexploded ordnance in France (www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...) and Hungary (hungarytoday.hu/record-low-d...).

😳 "During the fire, blasts were heard, initially mistaken for gas cylinders exploding ... The munitions, both German & French, consist mainly of mortar shells, along with some high-explosive anti-tank shells. 'We don't really know why they're there; we think they were just abandoned'"

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · yesterday

WWII shells discovered in French village devastated by wildfire

“The climate emergency kills,” he said on Monday. “And that’s why it’s not enough to address the consequences, which we do; what we have to do is reduce its causes, anticipate its effects, and, consequently, better prepare our country to protect people’s lives.”

‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers

PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

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This article is excellent. It speaks volumes about how governments take so many in the environmental and conservation sectors and communities for granted theconversation.com/australia-ha.... As H5N1 begins to spread and devastate Australian wildlife the dire consequences of this are evident.

Australia has long relied on volunteers and wildlife carers. As bird flu spreads, they will need support

Volunteers have been a mainstay of conservation in Australia. As bird flu spreads, they must be supported – and kept safe.

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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summer

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On July 1, 2025, RFK Jr's Dept of Health announced that the CDC's Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), would stop surveilling illnesses caused by Campylobacter, Cyclospora, Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia as part of an effort to reduce federal funding. 13 months later:

Deborah Blum@deborahb.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sunday Times leader today. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Strikes me that more effort has gone into putting scientists on the stand to defend themselves against a lab leak conspiracy than fossil fuel polluters for decades of knowingly hastening climate breakdown and blatant crimes against humanity.

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

🔹 AI-generated media, ‘deepfakes’ must be clearly labelled as such 🔸Chatbots and virtual agents must explicitly state they aren't human 🔹You must be told when AI is actively analysing you, like biometrics, emotion tracking → link.europa.eu/gTvhRX

With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds

This thread - documenting the rapid growth of a new fire into Spokane, WA today - is terrifying. We’re used to wildfires in the Northwest but what’s happening right now in eastern Washington is not normal.

Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 4d ago

Holy crap. Level 3 (GO NOW!) zone now includes urban Spokane, south of Francis to Wellesley. Level 2 (GET SET!) zone now extends east of Division. Not to be alarmist, but at this rate, it’s not inconceivable that the Old Trails Fire merges with the Fairview Fire.

The current political concensus is that "nature conservation has gone too far". Sadly, the reality is the very opposite. Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe | Nature Ecology & Evolution share.google/KnsJvVsTNy6E...

“This is a structural issue in society,” a Spanish firefighter said, about worsening wildfires across Europe. “We’ve turned our backs on the mountains, on nature—and cities have never been so affected by it.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Why Is Europe Burning?

“This is a structural issue in society,” a Spanish firefighter said, about worsening wildfires across Europe. “We’ve turned our backs on the mountains, on nature—and cities have never been so affected by it.”

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What we are witnessing in our Country is more than a political disagreement. It is the normalization of moral collapse. It is the elevation of ignorance into identity, cruelty into virtue, and corruption into culture.

The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on.

Stephen Nuñez@socio-steve.bsky.social · 6d ago

I still don't understand the purpose of this conspiracy theory exactly. Why would everyone be trying to cover up that the virus (which was clearly not bioengineered) was loosed through a lab leak as opposed to spread in wet markets?

Lots of "lab leak" chatter this week, cherry picking from impolite things written in private during a crisis. So, for some contrast, here's something that was hiding in plain sight for years. It disproves a defamatory conspiracy theory that appeared in @vanityfair.com and the book Viral.

🚨🚨 Important clarification: there is no legal basis under the #Schengen Code or the Treaties for unilaterally suspending the Schengen agreement against another EU MS under these circumstances. #ceuta www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Breaking news. - Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

The temporary suspension of the Schengen agreement was prompted by concerns over the migrant crisis in Ceuta. #EuropeNews

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I heard a story about a detained health researcher the other day and assumed this was it - but no, there‘s a second local scientist, from UMD, who is being held by ICE. On his way home from receiving a “teacher of the year” award. www.wbaltv.com/article/umb-...

University of Maryland pharmacy instructor detained in Dallas

Federal officials detained an instructor from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy last week.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.

‘Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.’

Eli Valley@elivalley.bsky.social · 7d ago

Dystopia www.news.com.au/technology/o...

No matter your immigration status, free, safe and confidential legal help is available: 800-354-0365 or www.nyc.gov/site/immigra...

India's Bengal tiger population has more than doubled since 1972, driving big cats to disperse beyond protected reserves. While the nation has built Asia's longest wildlife underpasses to link fragmented habitats, expanding roads & mining still threaten ecological corridors. Nirmal Ghosh reports.

India’s tiger numbers are rising. Protecting their pathways is next

RAJAJI TIGER RESERVE, India — It is early morning in late May in the hardwood sal forests of Rajaji Tiger Reserve in north India, and the heat is rising. By afternoon it will reach 39° Celsius (102°…

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Do you research misinformation? @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @lewan.uk, Matthew Hornsey and I have a new piece out in NHB on lessons learned from climate psychology that can catalyze misinformation research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Insights from climate psychology for misinformation research

Nature Human Behaviour - Climate change and misinformation are interconnected global crises shaped by tensions between individual, collective and vested interests. Drawing on climate psychology, we...

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From the abstract: “promoting a woman to Associate Professor increases female faculty by 1.5 members after 15 years, leads to six additional female PhD graduates over the following decade, and raises the number who subsequently remain in academia and reach tenured positions”

Physgal ⚛️@physgal.bsky.social · last wk.

Fascinating paper on the progression of women in academia. 👩🏻‍🔬 ⚛️ 🧪 #AcademicSky docs.iza.org/dp18477.pdf?... Here's an excerpt from the conclusion:

Out today!! Our new @pnas.org paper (w @chloeneast.bsky.social & @elizabethacox.bsky.social) examines variation in ICE arrests from 2015 to today, exposing just how unprecedented things are today—and how/why.

Chloe N East (she/her)@chloeneast.bsky.social · last wk.

My paper is out today in PNAS documenting how ICE activity in Trump 2.0 compares to the last 10 years and the mismatch between the action and the rhetoric. Joint with the fabulous @caitlinpatler.bsky.social and @elizabethacox.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Please help if you can!

Sonya Stokes, MD, MPH@sonyastoked.bsky.social · last wk.

Elon Musk says the destruction of USAID by DOGE didn’t cause children to die. With almost 200 children dead from Ebola during the current outbreak, me and my colleagues in Eastern Congo disagree. Here’s how to fight back: www.gofundme.com/f/support-rh... @celinegounder.com @faineg.bsky.social

Thank you @coyotemedia.org & Nuala Bishari for keeping up with the plight of our heron rookery! 💘 "The kids who asked the city to make the herons the official bird should be able to grow up seeing them in the wilds of Oakland, not just on their library cards." www.coyotemedia.org/herons-or-ho...

Herons or Housing: The Battle Over a Vacant Lot

A large affordable housing development is slated for downtown Oakland. It could displace hundreds of black-crowned night herons, the city’s official bird.

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